Pluses and Minuses

9:44 PM,
Oct. 11, 2013

Written by

Advocate Editorial Board

Plus: Everyone loves a happy ending. So there were plenty of smiles this week as the Ohio Department of Natural Resources cut the ribbon on a repaved 4-mile bike and walking path through the magnificent Blackhand Gorge east of Newark. The path, which includes great views of the Licking River and gorge cliffs, had deteriorated so much over the years it had become a very bumpy ride. This week's celebration was a dramatic reversal from the spring discovery that Enterprise Products Pipeline was improperly cutting down trees on ODNR property along the path in the gorge's nature preserve. After ...